St Bede's Catholic College
About the school
St Bede's Catholic College is an open secondary school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 January 2026
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 57.1
- Bristol, City of
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bristol, City of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 65.40%
- Bristol, City of
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 82.20%
- Bristol, City of
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 19.20%
- Bristol, City of
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.78
- Bristol, City of
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.72
AAB or better
- School
- 14.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1315
Girls
49.58%
Boys
50.42%
SEN support
8.75%
Education, health and care plan
1.98%
English as an additional language
27.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.81%
Overall absence
6.35
Persistent absence
16.67
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
208
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
95
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
68%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
18%